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Gain Code Execution on ADFS Server via Remote WMI Execution
This query detects instances where an attacker has gained the ability to execute code on an ADFS Server through remote WMI Execution. In order to use this query you need to be collecting Sysmon EventIDs 19, 20, and 21. If you do not have Sysmon data in your workspace this query will raise an error stating: Failed to resolve scalar expression named "[@Name]" For more on how WMI was used in Solorigate see https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/01/20/deep-dive-into-the-solorigate-second-stage-activation-from-sunburst-to-teardrop-and-raindrop/. The query contains some features from the following detections to look for potentially malicious ADFS activity. See them for more details. - ADFS DKM Master Key Export: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/MultipleDataSources/ADFS-DKM-MasterKey-Export.yaml
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Lateral Movement |
Telemetry coverage
Rule body
id: 0bd65651-1404-438b-8f63-eecddcec87b4
name: Gain Code Execution on ADFS Server via Remote WMI Execution
description: |
'This query detects instances where an attacker has gained the ability to execute code on an ADFS Server through remote WMI Execution.
In order to use this query you need to be collecting Sysmon EventIDs 19, 20, and 21.
If you do not have Sysmon data in your workspace this query will raise an error stating:
Failed to resolve scalar expression named "[@Name]"
For more on how WMI was used in Solorigate see https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/01/20/deep-dive-into-the-solorigate-second-stage-activation-from-sunburst-to-teardrop-and-raindrop/.
The query contains some features from the following detections to look for potentially malicious ADFS activity. See them for more details.
- ADFS DKM Master Key Export: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/MultipleDataSources/ADFS-DKM-MasterKey-Export.yaml'
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
- connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvents
- connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
dataTypes:
- WindowsEvent
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 7d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- LateralMovement
relevantTechniques:
- T1210
tags:
- Solorigate
- NOBELIUM
query: |
let timeframe = 1d;
// Adjust for a longer timeframe for identifying ADFS Servers
let lookback = 6d;
// Identify ADFS Servers
let ADFS_Servers = ( union isfuzzy=true
( Event
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe+lookback)
| where Source == "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon"
| where EventID == 1
| extend EventData = parse_xml(EventData).DataItem.EventData.Data
| mv-expand bagexpansion=array EventData
| evaluate bag_unpack(EventData)
| extend Key=tostring(['@Name']), Value=['#text']
| evaluate pivot(Key, any(Value), TimeGenerated, Source, EventLog, Computer, EventLevel, EventLevelName, UserName, RenderedDescription, MG, ManagementGroupName, Type, _ResourceId)
| extend process = split(Image, '\\', -1)[-1]
| where process =~ "Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe"
| distinct Computer
),
( SecurityEvent
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe+lookback)
| where EventID == 4688 and SubjectLogonId != "0x3e4"
| where ProcessName has "Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe"
| distinct Computer
),
(WindowsEvent
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe+lookback)
| where EventID == 4688 and EventData has "0x3e4" and EventData has "Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe"
| extend SubjectLogonId = tostring(EventData.SubjectLogonId)
| where SubjectLogonId != "0x3e4"
| extend ProcessName = tostring(EventData.ProcessName)
| where ProcessName has "Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe"
| distinct Computer
)
| distinct Computer);
(union isfuzzy=true
(
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4688
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
| where Computer in~ (ADFS_Servers)
| where ParentProcessName has 'wmiprvse.exe'
// Looking for rundll32.exe is based on intel from the blog linked in the description
// This can be commented out or altered to filter out known internal uses
| where CommandLine has_any ('rundll32')
| project TimeGenerated, TargetAccount, CommandLine, Computer, Account, TargetLogonId
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, "\\")[0]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, "\\")[1])
// Search for recent logons to identify lateral movement
| join kind= inner
(SecurityEvent
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
| where EventID == 4624 and LogonType == 3
| where Account !endswith "$"
| project TargetLogonId
) on TargetLogonId
),
(
WindowsEvent
| where EventID == 4688
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
| where Computer in~ (ADFS_Servers)
| where EventData has 'wmiprvse.exe' and EventData has_any ('rundll32')
| extend ParentProcessName = tostring(EventData.ParentProcessName)
| where ParentProcessName has 'wmiprvse.exe'
// Looking for rundll32.exe is based on intel from the blog linked in the description
// This can be commented out or altered to filter out known internal uses
| extend CommandLine = tostring(EventData.CommandLine)
| where CommandLine has_any ('rundll32')
| extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend Account = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend TargetLogonId = tostring(EventData.TargetLogonId)
| project TimeGenerated, TargetAccount, CommandLine, Computer, Account, TargetLogonId
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, "\\")[0]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, "\\")[1])
// Search for recent logons to identify lateral movement
| join kind= inner
(WindowsEvent
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
| where EventID == 4624
| extend LogonType = tostring(EventData.LogonType)
| where LogonType == 3
| extend Account = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| where Account !endswith "$"
| extend TargetLogonId = tostring(EventData.TargetLogonId)
| project TargetLogonId
) on TargetLogonId
),
(
Event
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
| where Source == "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon"
// Check for WMI Events
| where Computer in~ (ADFS_Servers) and EventID in (19, 20, 21)
| extend EventData = parse_xml(EventData).DataItem.EventData.Data
| mv-expand bagexpansion=array EventData
| evaluate bag_unpack(EventData)
| extend Key=tostring(['@Name']), Value=['#text']
| evaluate pivot(Key, any(Value), TimeGenerated, Source, EventLog, Computer, EventLevel, EventLevelName, UserName, RenderedDescription, MG, ManagementGroupName, Type, _ResourceId)
| project TimeGenerated, EventType, Image, Computer, UserName
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(UserName, "\\")[0]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(UserName, "\\")[1])
)
)
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: UserName
- identifier: Name
columnName: AccountName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: AccountNTDomain
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Computer
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: HostNameDomain
version: 1.1.4
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
source:
kind: Community
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
support:
tier: Community
categories:
domains: [ "Security - Others", "Identity" ]
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: let
let timeframe = 1d;
let lookback = 6d;
let ADFS_Servers = ( union isfuzzy=true
( Event
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe+lookback)
| where Source == "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon"
| where EventID == 1
| extend EventData = parse_xml(EventData).DataItem.EventData.Data
| mv-expand bagexpansion=array EventData
| evaluate bag_unpack(EventData)
| extend Key=tostring(['@Name']), Value=['#text']
| evaluate pivot(Key, any(Value), TimeGenerated, Source, EventLog, Computer, EventLevel, EventLevelName, UserName, RenderedDescription, MG, ManagementGroupName, Type, _ResourceId)
| extend process = split(Image, '\\', -1)[-1]
| where process =~ "Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe"
| distinct Computer
),
( SecurityEvent
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe+lookback)
| where EventID == 4688 and SubjectLogonId != "0x3e4"
| where ProcessName has "Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe"
| distinct Computer
),
(WindowsEvent
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe+lookback)
| where EventID == 4688 and EventData has "0x3e4" and EventData has "Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe"
| extend SubjectLogonId = tostring(EventData.SubjectLogonId)
| where SubjectLogonId != "0x3e4"
| extend ProcessName = tostring(EventData.ProcessName)
| where ProcessName has "Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe"
| distinct Computer
)
| distinct Computer);
Stage 1: source
let ADFS_Servers
Stage 2: union
union of 3 branches
Stage 3: source
SecurityEvent
Stage 4: where
| where EventID == 4688
Stage 5: where
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
Stage 6: where
| where Computer in~ (ADFS_Servers)
Stage 7: where
| where ParentProcessName has 'wmiprvse.exe'
Stage 8: where
| where CommandLine has_any ('rundll32')
Stage 9: project
| project TimeGenerated, TargetAccount, CommandLine, Computer, Account, TargetLogonId
Stage 10: extend (4 consecutive steps)
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, "\\")[0]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, "\\")[1])
Stage 11: join
| join kind= inner
(SecurityEvent
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
| where EventID == 4624 and LogonType == 3
| where Account !endswith "$"
| project TargetLogonId
) on TargetLogonId
Stage 12: source
WindowsEvent
Stage 13: where
| where EventID == 4688
Stage 14: where
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
Stage 15: where
| where Computer in~ (ADFS_Servers)
Stage 16: where
| where EventData has 'wmiprvse.exe' and EventData has_any ('rundll32')
Stage 17: extend
| extend ParentProcessName = tostring(EventData.ParentProcessName)
Stage 18: where
| where ParentProcessName has 'wmiprvse.exe'
Stage 19: extend
| extend CommandLine = tostring(EventData.CommandLine)
Stage 20: where
| where CommandLine has_any ('rundll32')
Stage 21: extend (3 consecutive steps)
| extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend Account = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend TargetLogonId = tostring(EventData.TargetLogonId)
Stage 22: project
| project TimeGenerated, TargetAccount, CommandLine, Computer, Account, TargetLogonId
Stage 23: extend (4 consecutive steps)
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, "\\")[0]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, "\\")[1])
Stage 24: join
| join kind= inner
(WindowsEvent
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
| where EventID == 4624
| extend LogonType = tostring(EventData.LogonType)
| where LogonType == 3
| extend Account = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| where Account !endswith "$"
| extend TargetLogonId = tostring(EventData.TargetLogonId)
| project TargetLogonId
) on TargetLogonId
Stage 25: source
Event
Stage 26: where
| where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
Stage 27: where
| where Source == "Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon"
Stage 28: where
| where Computer in~ (ADFS_Servers) and EventID in (19, 20, 21)
Stage 29: extend
| extend EventData = parse_xml(EventData).DataItem.EventData.Data
Stage 30: mv-expand
| mv-expand bagexpansion=array EventData
Stage 31: evaluate
| evaluate bag_unpack(EventData)
Stage 32: extend
| extend Key=tostring(['@Name']), Value=['#text']
Stage 33: evaluate
| evaluate pivot(Key, any(Value), TimeGenerated, Source, EventLog, Computer, EventLevel, EventLevelName, UserName, RenderedDescription, MG, ManagementGroupName, Type, _ResourceId)
Stage 34: project
| project TimeGenerated, EventType, Image, Computer, UserName
Stage 35: extend (4 consecutive steps)
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(UserName, "\\")[0]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(UserName, "\\")[1])
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match value:"rundll32" |
Computer | in |
| field:"Computer" kind:in value:"ADFS_Servers" |
EventData | match |
| field:"EventData" kind:match |
EventID | eq |
| field:"EventID" kind:eq |
EventID | in |
| field:"EventID" kind:in |
LogonType | eq |
| field:"LogonType" kind:eq value:"3" |
ParentProcessName | match |
| field:"ParentImage" kind:match value:"wmiprvse.exe" |
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
Account | ends_with | $ | excludes:Account field:"Account" value:"$" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
Computer | project |
EventType | project |
Image | project |
TimeGenerated | project |
UserName | project |
timestamp | extend |
DomainIndex | extend |
HostName | extend |
HostNameDomain | extend |
AccountNTDomain | extend |
AccountName | extend |